Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Paradise Valley public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
4 issues in roads with medium priority
Doubletree Ranch Road entryway improvements
Public Works showed off its Lincoln Drive median makeover — 8 medians, 250 plants, 30 tons of granite — and pitched smart irrigation tech to save water. A five-year plan is coming once a full landscape inventory is done.
McDonald Drive and 45th Street Curb Replacement
Failing asphalt curbs are starting to eat into the adjacent pavement. The council approved $510,221 to replace them with standard concrete curb — cheaper now than emergency repaving later, which staff said could cost ten times more.
Traffic calming and speed management policy
Commissioners probed how the town handles speed complaints, roundabouts, and speed bumps. Staff said responses are somewhat ad hoc but science-based, and a formal policy may be developed — with public input the trickiest part.
Traffic safety on Desert Fairways Drive
A resident, speaking after a recent fatal cycling accident, asked the Council to consider speed bumps, roundabouts, and other traffic calming on Desert Fairways Drive, which walkers, joggers, cyclists and cut-through drivers all use.